United States v. Montrose Chem. Corp. of Cal.

ELR Citation: ELR 21327
No(s). 90-3122-AAH (C.D. Cal. May 19, 1992)

In one of the first suits the federal government filed for natural resource damages under §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the court enters a proposed consent decree requiring two corporate defendants to pay $12 million to the United States...